Ammonium nitrate is still used in areas like Central Texas that have alkaline soils, because it works better, says Theo Udeigwe, a professor of soil chemistry at Texas Tech University in Lubbock.

In Texas City, TX, on April 16, 1947, the SS Grandcamp was at the port taking on a load of ammonium nitrate fertilizer to be shipped to Europe as part of the rebuilding process following World War II.

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Dr. Vyto Babrauskas told WFAA that the risk of another catastrophic accident involving ammonium nitrate remains incredibly real nationwide.

The tenth anniversary of the West explosion is Monday night. On April 17, 2013, approximately 30 tons of ammonium nitrate exploded at the West Fertilizer Co. (WFC) plant following a fire.

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When a cargo ship carrying 2,300 tons of ammonium nitrate exploded at the Port of Texas City on April 16, 1947, in what was the deadliest industrial accident in U.S.

Amanda Vance with the Texas City Museum said the S.S. Grandcamp was in port. Workers loaded it with tons of ammonium nitrate bound for Europe to help with World War II recovery.

Saturday, April 16, 2022, marks the 75th anniversary of the 1947 Texas City Disaster, the deadliest industrial accident in U.S. history, in which nearly 600 people died.

The explosion ignited nearby oil storage tanks and a chemical plant. Ammonium nitrate is used as a fertilizer, an explosive (common in mining) and an oxidizing agent.